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Nichols, Madeline
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Madeline Nichols
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
Bio
Awards & Accolades
2021-22 Season (Senior) - In her final season as a Bulldog, Nichols competed in 12 meets...Tallied a podium finish (3rd) at the season-opening Appalachian Open Indoor meet in the 3000-meter run (11:28.45)...Logged another top-10 individual finish at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational by placing ninth in the mile run (5:30.67)...Competed in the mile run (14th - 5:22.27) and 3000-meter run (17th - 10:50.51) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Highlighting the outdoor portion of the schedule for Nichols were setting new personal-best times in both the 1500-meter (4:45.21) and 5000-meter runs (18:37.78)...Her top finish in the outdoor season came at the Montreat Invitational where she placed sixth in the 1500-meter run (4:49.00)...Ran in the 1500-meter and 5000-meter runs for Asheville at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she placed 12th and 15th, respectively.
2020-21 Season (Junior) - In her third season as a Bulldog, Nichols was limited to just two meets...She competed at the Winthrop Spring Invitational in mid-March and the Montreat Invitational later in the month...At Winthrop, she finished 11th in the 3000-meter run with a time of 12:50.92...At Montreat, Nichols placed 44th in the 1500-meter run clocking in at 6:00.14.
2019-20 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Nichols appeared in six meets for Asheville...She logged a podium finish in the mile run (2nd - 5:17.79) at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet in early December to jumpstart her second season as a Bulldog...Set a new personal-best time in the 3000-meter run at the Thundering Herd Invitational in late January with a time of 10:29.05...Also set a new personal-best time in the mile at the VMI Indoor Classic with a time of 5:09.95...The highlight of Nichols' sophomore season, however, came at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where she helped the distance medley relay team earn All-Big South Second Team honors with a time of 12:12.04...Additionally, that times ranks as the third-fastest time by a Bulldog foursome in that particular relay.
2018-19 Season (Freshman) - During her first season in Asheville, Nichols competed in 10 meets...She made her collegiate track & field debut at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet on November 30-December 1, 2018...In her first meet, Nichols tallied a podium finish in the mile run with a time of 5:23.11 (3rd)...Competed for the Bulldogs at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships in mid-February where she finished ninth in the mile run (5:24.22) and helped the distance medley relay team place fifth (12:50.39)...During the outdoor portion of the schedule, Nichols set new personal-best times in the 800-meter (2:24.78) and 1500-meter runs (4:50.87)...Nichols also set a new personal-best time at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she put up her fastest time to date in the 5000-meter run clocking in at 19:24.06.
Before UNC Asheville: Finished high school with eight letters in cross country and track and field ... Was the cross country team captain for both junior and senior years ... Represented the Ohio Capital Conference at the Student Leadership Conference ... Nichols was a member of the National Honors Society and she graduated cum laude from her high school.
- 2020 All-Big South (Indoor) in the Distance Medley Relay (2nd team)
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| 800m | 2:24.78 | 4/26/2019 |
| 1500m | 4:45.21 | 5/9/2022 |
| One Mile Run | 5:09.95 | 2/14/2020 |
| 3000m | 10:29.05 | 1/24/2020 |
| 5000m | 18:37.78 | 4/1/2022 |
2021-22 Season (Senior) - In her final season as a Bulldog, Nichols competed in 12 meets...Tallied a podium finish (3rd) at the season-opening Appalachian Open Indoor meet in the 3000-meter run (11:28.45)...Logged another top-10 individual finish at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational by placing ninth in the mile run (5:30.67)...Competed in the mile run (14th - 5:22.27) and 3000-meter run (17th - 10:50.51) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Highlighting the outdoor portion of the schedule for Nichols were setting new personal-best times in both the 1500-meter (4:45.21) and 5000-meter runs (18:37.78)...Her top finish in the outdoor season came at the Montreat Invitational where she placed sixth in the 1500-meter run (4:49.00)...Ran in the 1500-meter and 5000-meter runs for Asheville at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she placed 12th and 15th, respectively.
2020-21 Season (Junior) - In her third season as a Bulldog, Nichols was limited to just two meets...She competed at the Winthrop Spring Invitational in mid-March and the Montreat Invitational later in the month...At Winthrop, she finished 11th in the 3000-meter run with a time of 12:50.92...At Montreat, Nichols placed 44th in the 1500-meter run clocking in at 6:00.14.
2019-20 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Nichols appeared in six meets for Asheville...She logged a podium finish in the mile run (2nd - 5:17.79) at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet in early December to jumpstart her second season as a Bulldog...Set a new personal-best time in the 3000-meter run at the Thundering Herd Invitational in late January with a time of 10:29.05...Also set a new personal-best time in the mile at the VMI Indoor Classic with a time of 5:09.95...The highlight of Nichols' sophomore season, however, came at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where she helped the distance medley relay team earn All-Big South Second Team honors with a time of 12:12.04...Additionally, that times ranks as the third-fastest time by a Bulldog foursome in that particular relay.
2018-19 Season (Freshman) - During her first season in Asheville, Nichols competed in 10 meets...She made her collegiate track & field debut at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet on November 30-December 1, 2018...In her first meet, Nichols tallied a podium finish in the mile run with a time of 5:23.11 (3rd)...Competed for the Bulldogs at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships in mid-February where she finished ninth in the mile run (5:24.22) and helped the distance medley relay team place fifth (12:50.39)...During the outdoor portion of the schedule, Nichols set new personal-best times in the 800-meter (2:24.78) and 1500-meter runs (4:50.87)...Nichols also set a new personal-best time at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she put up her fastest time to date in the 5000-meter run clocking in at 19:24.06.
Before UNC Asheville: Finished high school with eight letters in cross country and track and field ... Was the cross country team captain for both junior and senior years ... Represented the Ohio Capital Conference at the Student Leadership Conference ... Nichols was a member of the National Honors Society and she graduated cum laude from her high school.
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